Felly-forming machine



.I. E. BATIE. FELLY FORMING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 11.1918.

1,416,676. atented May 23, 1922.,

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J. E. BATIE. FELLY FORMING MACHINE.

, APPLICATION FILED JULY H. 1918.

1,61 6,676. Patented may 23, 1922.

. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. l W Mil-I15 I I ml vwewtoz fasep/ Z50 fie ammm sJOSEPH E. BATIE, OF DETR'QIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO KELSEY "WHEELCOMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 015 IVIICEIGAN.

FELLY -FOP-1VIING IVIACHZNE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnrrr E. Barre, acitizen of the United States of America, residingat Detroit, in thecounty of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Felly- Forming Machines, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings.

The invention relates to the manufacture of wooden fellies for vehiclewheels and has particular reference to a machine for accurately formingthe felly sections so that they will fit and will accurately joincomplementary parts of the wheel. Specifically the invention hasreference to a machine for cutting the felly sections to accuratelengths and at the true angles for abutting the complementary sections,but in its broader features the invention is applicable to othermachines, such as machines for boring fellies. V I

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the machine;

Figure 2 is avertical longitudinal section substantially on line 2-2 ofFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation on line 3-3 of Figure 1; and

Figure a is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the parts in a differentposition of adjustment.

A is a frame, on which is mounted a seg mental guide B the inner face ofwhich is a true are of a radius corresponding to that of the peripheryof the wheel felly. G is a vertically reciprocating plunger having asegmental foot D fitting within the guide B and provided with dependingfingers E. F is a work-supporting table off from which the fellies arefed by suitable means such as the pusher Gr into registration with theguide B and foot D, the arrangement being such that the fellies as theyare successively fed off from the table will be pressed down by the footI), the fingers E engaging the inner face at separated points andpressing and conforming the felly to the shape of the guide B. H and Hare cut-off saws which are mounted upon arbors I and I journalled in aframe J. The plane of the saws is accurately positioned in relation tothe guide B and is such that when the felly is depressed said saws. willsever the projecting end portions of the felly, cutting it to exactlypredetermined length. At the com- Specification of Letters Patent.

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pletion of the operation and after the plunger C is again raised thecut-off felly is d s engaged from the guide by a pusher K.

T he principle on which the machine operates is that to secure accuracyin the length of the fellies and. also end surfaces which .willaccurately abut the complementary felly sections, it is necessary thatthe follies should be of a true are form during the cutting-01foperation. Thus by providing the guide of the proper form, together withmeans for pressing or clamping the felly to the guide, any im'egularityor inaccuracy in the original shape of the felly will be rorreeted andthe cutting-off will be at the right angle as well as the proper length.The fellies when released from the clamp may again distort but when theyare finally pressed into the wheel rims they will be conformed to thetrue circle, in which position their ends will accurately fit and willbe subjected to the desired end pressure.

To facilitate the rapid manipulation of the machine, I have providedautomatic disengaging and ejecting means for removing the finishedfelly, which as shown comprises an ejector K slidable over a table Lwhich supports the depressed felly. The ejector K is actuated by theupward movement of the plunger C through the medium of a flexible cableM, one end of which is attached to the plunger and after passing arounda pulley O is attached to the cross-bar P extending between. the shanksQ and Q of the ejector. The connection M extends beyond the crossbar Pover a pulley It and has secured to its free end a counterweight 5%.Thus whenever the plunger is depressed the counter weight will draw thecross-bar P rearward, withdrawing the ejector from the path of the work,and when the plunger is raised the ejector will be actuated in thereverse direction, pushing the work off from the table L.

The fellies may be assembled with the spokes before being operated uponby the machine, so that after the cutting-off opera tion they are readyfor engagement with the rim. Each felly is placed upon the table Fbetween guides T and T, which direct it into proper registration whenactuated by the pusher G. A yieldable latch member U supports the centerof the felly when pushed off from the table F, and the ends arepreferably wedged in between the guides 'l and T and inner guides V andV. This will insure proper engagement ot the fingers E with the tellyand the accurate conforming ot the outer taco ot the telly to thecircular guide B.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a guide tor contorming a telly to a true are, ota table upon which the telly is placed and from which it may be ted tosaid guide, a reciprocating plunger tor engaging the telly and torcingthe same into conformity to said guide, a saw tor cutting off the tellywhen depressed by said plunger, and an ejector tor disengaging thetelly.

2. The combination with a work table, of a guide tor conforming atellyto a true are adjacent to said table, means tor teedingthe tellyoft trom said table into registration with said guide, aplunger torpressing-the telly into said guide, and means tor cutting off the tellywhile in engagement with the guide.

3. The combination with a segmental guide tor conforming a telly to atrue arc, of a plunger tor pressing the telly into said guide, aplurality 0t fingers carried by said plunger tor pressing the tellyagainst the guide, and means for cutting ott the telly while engagedwith the guide.

4. The combination with the segmental guide for conforming a telly to atrue are,

of means for teeding the telly laterally into registration with saidguide, a plunger tor depressing the telly through-said guide, finon saidplunger tor pressing the telly into conformity to'said guide whilepassing therethrough, means tor cutting otl' the telly while inengagement with the guide, and means operated by the retraction of theplunger tor ejecting the cut-off telly.

5. The combination with means for contorming a telly section to. an arc,of means tor cutting oft the ends otsaid' telly section in operativerelation to said conforming means, and means for ejecting the tellysection, actuated by said conforming means.

6. The combination with guide tor conforming a telly section to an arc,ot a plunger tor pressing the telly into engagement with said guide, andan ejector tor disengaging the telly section, said:ejectoractuated-bysaid plunger.

7: The combination with a guide tor contorming a telly section to anarc, ot'a plunger tor pressing the tellysection into engagement withsaid guide, an ejector movable transversely of said guide tordisengaging. the telly section, and a connection between said ejectorand plungertor moving the former from the latter. 7

In testimony whereof I my signature.

' JOSEPH E. BATIE,

